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October 25, 2018
Populism’s Promise: Can Germany’s ‘Rise Up’ Unite the Democratic Masses?
This new left formation is trying to win back the blue-collar and middle-class voters who have drifted into the far right’s camp.
Paul Hockenos
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February 15, 2018
The Far Right Is a Growing Threat in Greece
This is what happens when the ruling leftist party accepts austerity: polarization, fear, and “Trumpism on the Mediterranean.”
Yiannis Baboulias
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June 23, 2017
The Republic of Rogue Island
Here’s what one state’s radical experiment after the American Revolution can tell us about democracy today.
Tom Cutterham
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December 15, 2016
America in Populist Times: An Interview With Chantal Mouffe
One of the preeminent theorists on democracy, social movements, and populism, her work was an inspiration to Podemos in Spain and Syriza in Greece.
Waleed Shahid
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May 5, 2016
The Left Is Winning the Debate. Now What?
The days of standing for office just to make a point may be over.
Gary Younge
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December 18, 2015
The Inside Story of Syriza’s Struggle to Save Greece
Exclusive interviews with the party’s top players shed light on the eurozone showdown.
Paul Mason
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September 16, 2015
What the US Left—and Bernie Sanders’s Supporters—Can Learn From Jeremy Corbyn
Could Americans be primed for a rejection of austerity politics?
Ted Fertik
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July 23, 2015
The Syriza Syndrome and Italy’s Political Establishment
Why doesn’t Italy, with its strong left-wing traditions, have a Podemos like Spain?
Frederika Randall
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July 20, 2015
Should Greece Leave the Euro?
Economists disagree on whether it’s the best of what are now only bad options. But they do agree on one thing: The latest bailout plan will only lead to more suffering.
Asha Thanki
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July 14, 2015
Why the Spanish Government Opposes Debt Relief for Greece
Any concession to Syriza could translate into an electoral boost for Spain’s own anti-austerity party, Podemos.
Sebastiaan Faber and Bécquer Seguín